Kedzie Corridor Existing Conditions Report

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AREA The Kedzie Corridor is located in East Garfield Park on the West Side of Chicago, four miles west of the Loop.

Bounded by the Metra Union Pacific (UP) West Line to the north, the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) to the south, Homan Avenue to the west, and Sacramento Boulevard to the east, the corridor is well served by different modes of transportation.

The corridor is accessible by three train lines: the CTA Green Line, the CTA Blue Line, and the UP-W Metra Line (all with stations on Kedzie). There are multiple bus lines that travel through the corridor. Routes include: #82 Kimball, #52 Kedzie, #94 California, #20 Madison, #126 Jackson and #7 Harrison. Walking and biking trails connecting to Douglas Park, Humboldt Park and Garfield Park can be found on Kedzie, Lake, Washington and Warren. Aside from being well-served to areas outside of the community, the corridor is home to many local institutions.

Organizations such as the Garfield Park Community Council are galvanizing community support, artists are investing in their spaces, and organizations such as Breakthrough Urban Ministries, the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA are providing youth and family enrichment programs.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. The area was once an

undeveloped prairie. Wealthy citizens initially chose to live in the area for its proximity to the city’s early commercial district on Lake Street, good transportation, elegant mansions and row houses, green spaces and parks.

After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, new manufacturing jobs located in the area and prompted the settlement of immigrant workers and their families. By the turn of the century Garfield Park was considered an established neighborhood. During World War I, the number of manufacturing jobs in the city increased and opened new opportunities for African Americans to move to and work in the West Side. Many Black-owned businesses were established on Warren Boulevard and Lake Street that included restaurants, clothing stores, and funeral homes.

Despite the thriving business district, the older housing stock had become deteriorated and many of the singlefamily homes had been converted into smaller units to accommodate larger families. A second wave of African Americans moved to the area from the south and enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere although the neighborhood had become crowded.

Around the 1950s-1960s the area began to suffer from property neglect from absentee landlords, poor living conditions, high rates of unemployment, crime, and displacement from the installation of the Eisenhower Expressway. After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, rioting erupted in the neighborhood, particularly Madison Street, and homes and businesses were destroyed, leaving the area worse off than before.1 Over time the available housing stock remained inadequate, industrial job base shrunk, and poverty and crime increased resulting in disinvestment and public safety concerns for the corridor and neighborhood.

Reinvestment near East Garfield Park began to occur in the 1990s when the United Center replaced the old Chicago Stadium and helped prompt development. East Garfield Park began receiving state funds to eliminate drugs and develop vacant lots. Today the area is facing difficult challenges, but residents and community organizers have been working diligently to improve the neighborhood and attract investment. Planning efforts have taken place over the past decade to address the prominent issues of public safety, economic development and housing.

Julia S. Bachrach, Inspired By Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago’s West Side Chicago, IL. 1

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND AND STUDY AREA A COMMUNITY REVITALIZES.

Community development efforts have shown signs of revival in the neighborhood. The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance and leaders from throughout the area worked tirelessly with the Chicago Park District to reinvest in the renovation of the Garfield Park Conservatory and attract world-class exhibits. Building on this major success, community development efforts have shown signs of revival in the neighborhood. Accomplishments include new housing built after many decades, restoration of historic row houses, and the creation of Garfield Park Market Place.

Although the corridor faces difficult challenges, the combination of multi-modal transportation, available land, and proximity to neighborhood amenities can be used to promote commercial and residential development and community gathering spaces and lead to a stronger site.

FIGURE 1: HISTORICAL IMAGE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD SCENE ON KEDZIE AVENUE (1900)

Photo Credit: Inspired By Nature

FIGURE 2: A WOMAN OVERLOOKING THE GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY (2007)

The Kedzie Corridor Plan is being supported by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) along with The City of Chicago’s Department of Housing and Economic Development (DHED). The Kedzie Corridor Plan will help develop the potential of the corridor to become a green neighborhood that serves a diverse community and incorporates the area’s history and culture. The plan will build on past efforts led by the Garfield Park Community Council and investments by the City of Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, and Chicago Public Schools.

The plan will be based on an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach and built on the 2005 Quality of Life Plan. The ABCD approach was developed

by Chicago area researchers and focuses on building from neighborhood strengths to develop strategies to address community challenges. Quality of Life planning takes a comprehensive approach to community improvement and has been supported by LISC Chicago.

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STUDY AREA LOCATION MAP FIGURE 3: MAP OF LOCATION OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012)

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION STUDY AREA LOCATION MAP FIGURE 4: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR WARDS DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO (2013)

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SUMMARY OF PLANS

The Kedzie Corridor Plan is being undertaken to help further the goals in the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP’s) GO TO 2040 Plan, as well as local plans that have been developed for East Garfield Park.

The Kedzie Corridor Plan will further the following principles of the GO TO 2040 Plan:

1. Livable Communities

This goal addresses diverse factors that together shape quality of life in terms of “livability” -- what attracts people to a particular community.

The Kedzie Corridor Plan will further this goal by investigating strategies that promote a safer neighborhood through economic development efforts and improvement of public places and streetscapes.

2. Human Capital

3. Efficient Governance

This goal addresses the need for increased effectiveness of governments in the region and beyond, which is important to meet residents’ needs regarding accountability and transparency.

The plan will further this goal through collaboration between different jurisdictions including the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District and Chicago Police Department in concert with community organizations and local programming efforts.

4. Regional Mobility

This goal addresses the vitality of our region’s transportation system, which is crucial for economic prosperity and overall quality of life.

The plan will further this goal by building off the strong transportation network that includes public transit from CTA, Metra, RTA and CDOT.

This goal addresses factors that determine whether our region’s economy will thrive due to the availability of skilled workers and a climate in which commercial creativity can flourish.

The plan will further this goal by investigating ways to support local businesses and expand economic opportunities for residents.

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF PLANS 4. Create

revitalized and walkable business districts; strengthen and support local businesses; and develop opportunities for living-wage jobs.

The plan will further this strategy by ensuring that local residents benefit economically, and by working with and attracting business owners to strengthen the business nodes along the corridor.

5. Increase

The Kedzie Corridor Plan will help further the strategies of the “East Garfield Park: Growing a Healthy Community Quality-of-Life Plan� (May 2005).

1. Create

a framework for locally managed community development and enhance the capacity of residents and organizations to participate in that development.

The Kedzie Corridor Plan will further this strategy by collaborating with local community organizations to implement the goals of the plan.

2. Establish

a land-use framework to balance housing and commercial development, environmental uses and property ownership opportunities for residents.

The plan will further this strategy by creating a land use inventory and developing recommendations for redevelopment opportunities, streetscape and landscape improvements, and promoting environmental stewardship.

3. Create and maintain affordable, quality housing options to accommodate needs of current residents and a socioeconomically diverse population.

The plan will further this strategy by investigating solutions that fit the needs and desires of the community to remain socio-economically diverse and affordable, and by promoting quality in-fill housing to address vacancy and increase the local population.

academic performance and expectation of excellence for students; develop and promote unique, quality educational options; and enhance adult learning opportunities.

The plan will further this strategy by collaborating with local schools to improve and ensure there are safe passages and after-school programs for students and adults in the area.

6. Support community artists and build on local cultural assets to enhance the image of the community.

The plan will further this strategy by collaborating with local artists to strengthen and expand neighborhood arts opportunities .

7. Support and promote the holistic health well-being of

the East Garfield Park community and its residents.

The plan will further this strategy by investigating programs and developments that promote healthy lifestyles and reduce crime.

8. Engage youth in the life of the community and in every

level of program planning and development.

The plan will further this strategy by creating opportunities for youth to be involved in the planning process and supporting efforts that engage youth in all levels of community development.

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF PLANS The “East Garfield Park: Growing a Healthy Community Quality-of-Life Plan” resulted from a comprehensive community development and planning process that encouraged residents to get involved in a bottom-up process. The plan, which was created with support from LISC Chicago through its New Communities Program, identifies education, housing, youth, arts and culture, and business and workforce development as it’s top issue areas. The coordinated campaign aims to restore public safety and build a stronger sense of community wellbeing by enhancing economic development and stabilizing residential blocks.

Local community organizations, businesses and residents have made significant strides in the community over the past eight years. Outcomes have included the creation of the Garfield Park Community Council (a not-for-profit organization that has partnered with other local organizations to implement projects), new market-rate and affordable housing units, community gardens, public art installations, enhanced educational opportunities for youth and adults, employment opportunities for youth and the previously incarcerated, and grassroots health initiatives. The New Communities Program has also distributed $900,000 in seed grants to local organizations since the adaptation of the plan in 2005. The seed grants leveraged an additional $8 million investment in community-based initiatives.

Despite the progress, the recent economic downturn had a particularly devastating impact for communities like East Garfield Park, leading to foreclosures and halting a process that had gained momentum.

FIGURE 5: GARFIELD PARK COMMUNITY COUNCIL WELCOMING CVS TO THE CORNER OF KEDZIE AND MADISON

FIGURE 6: COMMUNITY GARDENS AND URBAN FARMS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE KEDZIE CORRIDOR STUDY AREA

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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AREA Strategy #3: Enhance physical conditions, add vibrant greenery and create safe, active spaces along the corridor.

The plan will further this strategy by recommending physical improvements that promote quality in-fill development, business facade improvement, people walking, biking and taking public transit, and safe open spaces.

Strategy #4:

The Kedzie Corridor Plan will help further the strategies of “Clean, Green and Safe East Garfield Park: A Campaign to Improve Public Safety, Business Development and Residential Stability” (May 2013), which was led by the Garfield Park Community Council’s extensive outreach efforts and understanding data trends and best practices.

The “Clean, Green and Safe East Garfield Park Plan” identified that “public safety is a barrier to community progress”. The document tracks the progress of the “East Garfield Park: Growing a Healthy Community Quality-ofLife Plan” and outlines measurable short and long term goals for the area.

Strategy #1: Organize a public safety campaign focused

Engage landlords, property owners and tenants to create safer residential blocks and renovate vacant buildings.

The plan will further this strategy by investigating affordable housing development and increasing occupancy, supporting the Micro-Market Recovery Program (MMRP), and working with local organizations to hold property managers accountable for property maintenance.

Strategy #5: Organizational Development

The plan will further this strategy by working with the existing leadership groups, institutions, and residents that are working diligently to improve the Kedzie Corridor and East Garfield Park community.

FIGURE 7: SAFER FOUNDATION PROVIDED RETURNING OFFENDERS WITH LANDSCAPING WORK ON KEDZIE’S VACANT LOTS

on the Kedzie business corridor The Kedzie Corridor Plan will further this strategy by recommending approaches and supporting efforts that improve public safety along the corridor and improve social connectedness in the community.

Strategy #2: Engage consumers, merchants and property owners to support business development on the Kedzie corridor.

The plan will further this strategy by recommending approaches to economic development that will help create an environment attractive to business and property owners and developers.

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KEDZIE CORRIDOR ASSETS An asset map was developed to form a foundation to build implementation strategies. The Kedzie Corridor Asset Map highlights clusters of institutions and government agencies along Kedzie Avenue such as John Marshall Metropolitan High School, Michael Faraday Elementary School, the YMCA Marshall Family Development Center, and multiple churches.

Clusters of commercial sites are located along Kedzie and Madison with local businesses such as Kedzie Madison Pharmacy and Groceries, Ruby’s Restaurant, Family Dollar and the new chain store CVS. A cluster of driven artist work spaces is located east of Kedzie on Carroll. The arts community, including Carroll Street Arts, is home to DesignLab Chicago and The Finder Things. Aside from the city landmark Garfield Park, parks and community garden spaces can be found throughout the corridor like the Nancy Jefferson Park and Gladys Park.

Alongside a concentration of community organizations, churches, schools and stores is access to various modes of transportation. Public transportation in the area is abundant with the CTA Green and Blue line, CTA bus routes and Metra service. Walking and biking trails are located on major corridors such as Washington and Warren, and the Eisenhower Expressway entrance is nearby.

The following pages provide and a preliminary list of assets located within the Kedzie Corridor study area and an asset map (Figure 8).

FIGURE 8: WESTINGHOSE COLLEGE PREP AND A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY GARDENS REPRESENT IMPORTANT ASSETS OF THE CORRIDOR

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION KEDZIE CORRIDOR ASSETS LOCAL ECONOMY

Public Agencies Parks and Green Space

Associations

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Institutions

INSTITUTIONS »» Jacob Beidler Elementary School »» John Marshall Metropolitan High School »» Faraday Elementary School »» Alain Locke Charter School »» Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica School »» Providence St. Mel School »» Al Raby School »» Central Memorial Missionary Baptist Church »» Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica »» Greater St. Mark M.B. Church »» St. Stephen AME Church »» Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church »» Emanuel Church - God in Christ »» Walls Memorial CME Church »» Safe Haven PUBLIC AGENCIES »» Chicago Transit Authority »» Chicago Park District »» Chicago Police Department (Districts 11 and 12) »» City of Chicago’s Department of Housing and Economic Development »» Metra »» DFSS

PARKS AND GREEN SPACE »» Nancy Jefferson Park »» Horan Park »» Gladys Park »» Garfield Park »» Garfield Park Conservatory »» Garfield Park Field House »» Community Gardens

»» CTA Barn »» Logic Pro Chicago (Music/Apple) »» The Finder Things (Design Shop) »» Culliton | Quinn Landscape Architecture Workshop »» Design Lab Chicago (Lighting) »» Streng Design (Design) »» CVS »» Family Dollar »» Kedzie Madison Pharmacy and Groceries »» Happy Beauty Supply »» A.J. Dollar Plus & Beauty Supply »» ABC Wireless & More »» Pete’s Place Restaurant »» Pop-In Supermarket »» JJ’s Fish & Chicken »» Elbert’s Food Market »» Jimmy G’s Bar-B-Q »» Kedzie Groceries »» Smother Brothers »» Ruby’s Restaurant & Catering Services »» Faith in God Barbershop »» CityScape Nursery »» One Eleven Food & Liquors

ASSOCIATIONS »» Breakthrough Urban Ministries »» YMCA - Garfield Child Development/Head Start »» YMCA-Marshall Family Development Center »» Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance »» Beidler School Local School Council »» Heartland Alliance »» Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) »» Garfield Park Community Council »» Garfield Park Conservatory »» Central State SER »» Martin Luther King Boys and Girls Club »» Bobbie E. Wright Health Center »» Albany Arts Building »» Westside Cultural Arts Council

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KEDZIE CORRIDOR ASSET MAP FIGURE 9: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR ASSETS

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012) George Westinghouse College Prep

Urban Farm

UP-W Metra Line Artists/ Inventors

Breakthrough Urban Ministries B.U.M. Outdoor Basketball League

Logic Pro Chicago

Albany Art Building

Culliton Quinn Landscape Architecture

Martinez Produce

Greater St. Mark M.B. Church

Breakthrough Urban Ministries

CARROLL

Learn Charter School

DesignLab Chicago

Skate Park

KEDZIE

Art Building

The Finder Things

ABC Wireless

Nancy Jefferson Park

Central Memorial Missionary Baptist Church

FULTON

AJ Dollar Plus & Beauty Supply Jacob Beidler Elementary School

WALNUT

ATT Service Year

Bradford Organ City Escape

ALBANY

Garfield Park CTA Neighborhood Green Line Market K9 University

LAKE

St. Stephen AME Church

One Eleven Food & Liquors

MAYPOLE

SACRAMENTO

HOMAN

Inspiration Kitchens

Boys and Girls Club of Chicago

Soap Opera

Garfield Park

Kedzie Groceries

WASHINGTON Marathon Gas Station

Cather Elementary School

Ocean Broasted Chicken

WARREN Poly Cleaners

CVS

Ricky’s Muffler Shop

YMCA Switching Station Live/Work Artist Loft

Chicago Community Services Center

MADISON

Faraday Elementary School

MONROE

Kedzie Madison Pharmacy & Groceries

Rothschild Liquors

Ruby’s Restaurant

Tata’s Beauty Supplies

American Restaurant

Happy Beauty Supply

Community Garden

Marshall YMCA John Marshall Metropolitan High School

Gigi’s

Walls Memorial CME Church

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church

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Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica School

Jr Plaza Hotel

Alain Locke Charter School

JACKSON

Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica

Jimmy G’s

CTA Barn

Marathon Gas Station

Emanuel Church God in Christ Gladys Park Pete’s Place Restaurant Horan Park

Family Dollar

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J&J Fish

Park 422 CTA Blue Line

I-290

Chicago Police Department

ASSET MAP

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KEDZIE CORRIDOR CHALLENGES As summarized by the “Clean, Green and Safe East Garfield Park Plan”, public safety concerns are a major barrier to community progress in the Kedzie Corridor. The area is challenged by large vacant areas and abandoned buildings, poor maintenance of some homes and businesses, a high poverty level, health problems with little immediate access to health care facilities, under performing schools, lack of recreational programming for youth, and a high concentration of ex-offenders returning to the neighborhood.

FIGURE 10: CRIME HEAT MAP

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL (2013)

While crime is widely dispersed throughout the greater Garfield Park area, a heat map was developed (Figure 9) that shows a high concentration of crime at the intersection of Kedzie and Lake, along Kedzie between Madison and Fulton, eastward on Madison and west of Kedzie on Maypole.

The Chicago Tribune’s analysis of the City of Chicago’s Crime Data Portal on East Garfield Park shows that there has been a decrease in violent and property crimes but an increase in quality-of-life crimes that include narcotics, prostitution and criminal damage between September 2012 and October 2013 (Figure 10). There were 54 shooting victims in East Garfield Park in 2012 and 51 lives have been taken so far in 2013. Of the 51 shooting victims in the neighborhood, 12 took place in the Kedzie Corridor study area with clusters around Maypole Avenue, along Homan, and along Sacramento, while two occurred on Kedzie (one at the intersection of Lake and the other near the Eisenhower Expressway).

FIGURE 11: VACANT BUILDINGS ARE FOUND ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND THE CORRIDOR

Although public safety is a prominent challenge to the corridor, the area also faces other challenges. Vacant buildings and land encompass much of the area and education and workforce development are not thriving.

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION KEDZIE CORRIDOR CHALLENGES FIGURE 12: VACANT LOTS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE KEDZIE CORRIDOR STUDY AREA

Location: Northwest side of Jackson and Sacramento

Location: Southeast side of Sacramento and Lake

Location: Southeast side of Homan and Carroll

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SECTION 2: NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE

LOCATION OF TRADE AREAS Three trade areas were utilized to undertake an analysis of demographic and market trends (Figure 12).

The Kedzie Corridor is defined by Metra Union Pacific (UP) West Line on the north to I 290 on the south, and from Homan Avenue on the west to Sacramento Boulevard on the east.

Two additional trade areas were defined for the analysis based on demographic, cultural, and shopping patterns. It was determined to use the same geographic boundaries of trade areas that were used in a 2010 MetroEdge market analysis.

East Garfield Park is defined in this plan as the Metra UP West Line and Franklin Boulevard on north to I 290 on the south and from Central Park Avenue on the west to Western Avenue on the east. For the purposes of this project, East Garfield Park Trade Area does not include areas to the south of I 290 because it is a significant trade area barrier.

Greater Garfield Park includes the East Garfield Park Trade Area as well as West Garfield Park. The area is bounded by the Metra UP West and Franklin on the north down to I 290 on the south, and from Cicero Avenue on the west to Western Avenue on the east. The Greater Garfield Park Trade Area also does not include areas south of I-290.

FIGURE 13: MAP OF LOCATION OF STUDY AREAS DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012)

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EAST GARFIELD PARK COMMUNITY AREA EAST GARFIELD PARK

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SECTION 2: NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE

DEMOGRAPHICS POPULATION The population of all three trade areas have been experiencing population decline. Between 2000 and 2013, the Kedzie Corridor decreased 6.3%, East Garfield Park decreased by 9.9%, and Greater Garfield Park decreased by over 15% (Figure 13). This decline in population has placed even greater stress on the neighborhood and has been the result of a number of complex factors. While progress was building in the 1990s and early 2000s, the stress of the national economy weighed heavily on these trade areas, halting housing, increasing foreclosures, and vacancy trends.

FIGURE 14: POPULATION GROWTH (2000-2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

45,000 39,198

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While 43% of Kedzie Corridor households earn less than $15,000, 19% earn more than $50,000 (Figure 15). Similarly, 39% of East Garfield Park households earn less than $15,000, but 19% earn more than $50,000 (Figure 16), and 37% of Greater Garfield Park residents earn less than $15,000, but 21% earn more than $50,000 (Figure 17).

FIGURE 15: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (2009-2013)

2013

The median household income for the Kedzie Corridor is $18,781, slightly lower than the level in East Garfield Park of $19,989, and the Greater Garfield Park level of $21,7392. All are less than half the median household income of the City of Chicago, which is at $43,584.

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The median income of the Kedzie Corridor in 2009 is not available as the area was not included in the MetroEdge study.

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SECTION 2: NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS INCOME FIGURE 16: HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSITY (2013) - KEDZIE CORRIDOR DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

$0 - $15,000 $15,001 - $24,999 $25,000 - $34,999 $35,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $74,999 $75,000 - $99,000 $100,000 +

# of HH’s 946 316 216 298 178 58 181

% of HH’s 43% 14% 10% 14% 8% 3% 8%

FIGURE 17: HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSITY (2013) - E. GARFIELD PARK DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

$0 - $15,000 $15,001 - $24,999 $25,000 - $34,999 $35,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $74,999 $75,000 - $99,000 $100,000 +

# of HH’s 2,166 971 660 671 503 208 326

% of HH’s 39% 18% 12% 12% 9% 4% 6%

FIGURE 18: HOUSEHOLD INCOME DIVERSITY (2013) - G. GARFIELD PARK DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

$0 - $15,000 $15,001 - $24,999 $25,000 - $34,999 $35,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $74,999 $75,000 - $99,000 $100,000 +

# of HH’s 4,279 1,931 1,450 1,470 1,224 470 656

% of HH’s 37% 17% 13% 13% 11% 4% 6%

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SECTION 2: NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS AGE DISTRIBUTION The three trade areas all have similar age distributions, with significant concentrations of under 20 years old, equal to approximately 32% in all three areas. Young adults (age 20-34) represent 23% of the population in all three areas, and adults age 35-64 make up approximately 35% in all three areas. Seniors over age 65 make up 10% of the population.

FIGURE 19: AGE DISTRIBUTION (2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Under 20 Children Kedzie Corridor

20 - 34 35 - 64 Young Adults Adults East Garfield Park

Over 65 Seniors Greater Garfield Park

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE The average household size is higher in the trade areas than the City of Chicago. The average household size is 3.04 in Kedzie Corridor and East Garfield Park and 3.12 in Greater Garfield Park compared with 2.52 in the City of Chicago.

This could be due to a number of factors including more families with children, less seniors and less single adults.

FIGURE 20: AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE (2000-2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

3.5 3.04 3

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS

KEDZIE CORRIDOR : MARKET ANALYSIS East Garfield Park has a number of housing challenges. A steady decrease in population over the past forty years has led to disinvestment in the housing stock and an increase in vacant buildings and vacant lands. The Kedzie Corridor and East Garfield Park have seen a small increase in housing units between 2000 and 2013 (from 2,080 to 2,193 and 5,386 to 5,505 units respectively). This is likely due to an increase in both affordable and market-based housing development in the first half of the decade, and assisted projects more recently, such as veteran’s housing that has been built near Franklin Street. The Greater Garfield Park area has continued a pattern of decreased housing units, from 12,330 to 11,479 units.

FIGURE 21: HOUSING UNITS (2000-2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

14,000

12,330

11,500

12,000

11,479

10,000

Units

8,000

4,000 2,000

5,505

5,398

5,386

6,000

2,210

2,080

2,193

0 2000

2010

Kedzie Corridor

East Garfield Park

2013 Greater Garfield Park

As Figures 21 through 23 demonstrate, there is a persistent issue of a high percentage of vacant units.

Taking a closer look at the data, there are 538 vacant housing units in the Kedzie Corridor, representing 20% of the housing stock, and 1,186 vacant units in East Garfield Park representing 18% of the housing stock. While not a large change, the reduction in vacant units has taken place in the midst of a small increase in total units, showing modest progress during this period.

FIGURE 22: KEDZIE CORRIDOR HOUSING TENURE DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Housing Units by Occupancy Status and Tenure Total Housing Units Occupied Owner Renter Vacant

Number 2,756 2,210 471 1,739 546

2010 Percent 100.0% 80.2% 17.1% 63.1% 19.8%

Number 2,731 2,193 434 1,759 538

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS HOUSING FIGURE 23: EAST GARFIELD PARK HOUSING TENURE DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Housing Units by Occupancy Status and Tenure Total Housing Units Occupied Owner Renter Vacant

Number 6,680 5,398 1,270 4,128 1,282

2010 Percent 100.0% 80.8% 19.0% 61.8% 19.2%

Number 6,691 5,504 1,203 4,301 1,186

2013 Percent 100.0% 82.3% 18.0% 64.3% 17.7%

FIGURE 24: GREATER GARFIELD PARK HOUSING TENURE DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Housing Units by Occupancy Status and Tenure Total Housing Units Occupied Owner Renter Vacant

Number

2010 Percent

Number

2013 Percent

14,834 11,500 2,941 8,559 3,334

100.0% 77.5% 19.8% 57.7% 22.5%

14,732 11,479 2,723 8,756 3,253

100.0% 77.9% 18.5% 59.4% 22.1%

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS HOUSING In order to investigate further, a review of foreclosures was undertaken utilizing data from the Woodstock Institute.

Similar to what was found in the vacant unit analysis, the recent trend of foreclosures in East Garfield Park has been slowly downward, although the largest share of foreclosures in the neighborhood is for multi-family rental buildings.

Foreclosure Filings 2008 -2012 FIGURE 25: FORECLOSURE FILINGS IN EAST GARFIELD PARK (2008 - 2012) inDATAEast Park SOURCE:Garfield WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE 300

268

250

241

280

200

154

150

156

100 50 0 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Filing Trends by Property Type 2008-2012 in SOURCE: East Garfield Park DATA WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE

FIGURE 26: FILING TRENDS BY PROPERTY TYPE IN EAST GARFIELD PARK (2008 - 2012) 300

280

268

241

250 200

181

167

156

150

116

100 50

154

46

66

41

47

71

54

55

75 26

49

70 35

0 2008

2009 Condo

Multi Family

2010 Single Family

2011

2012

Grand Total

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS HOUSING As can be seen in foreclosure action data, the number of units going to auction fluctuated between 2008 and 2012.

Completed Foreclosure Auctions 2008-2012

FIGURE 27: COMPLETED FORECLOSURE EAST GARFIELD PARK (2008 - 2012) in East AUCTIONS GarfieldIN Park DATA SOURCE: WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE

180 160

158

158

140 120

110

124

100 80

78

60 40 20 0 2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Auction Trends by Property Type 2008-2012 in East Garfield Park DATA SOURCE: WOODSTOCK INSTITUTE

FIGURE 28: AUCTION TRENDS BY PROPERTY TYPE IN EAST GARFIELD PARK (2008 - 2012) 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

158

158 124

110

95

78

70 29

34

47 26

2008 Condo

78

28

33

2009

2010

Multi Family

Single Family

28 32

41

51

18

18

2011

2012

Grand Total

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS HOUSING FIGURE 29: MAP OF MICRO-MARKET RECOVERY PROGRAM AREA WHIPPLE

ALBANY

TROY

SAWYER

DRAKE

TRUMBULL

SPAULDING

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO (2013)

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CENTRAL PARK

WHIPPLE

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KEDZIE

WALNUT

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WALNUT

SACRAMENTO

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A portion of the Kedzie Corridor is located in a recently designated Micro Market Recovery Program (MMRP) area by the City of Chicago. The City of Chicago’s Micro-Market Recovery Program is a housing stabilization program that targets areas that experience higher-than-normal problems with foreclosure. Local non-profits serve as lead agencies in the various neighborhoods to distribute housing information and work with developers to bring vacant buildings back. The program’s target 2 I area in East Garfield Park covers a portion of the southwestern part of the study area and is led by the Garfield Park Community Council.

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WASHINGTON

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MONROE

MONROE

WILCOX

TROY

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ADAMS

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MMRP contributes to housing stabilization in the study area through focusing on its 3 main components: foreclosure assistance, vacancy reduction, and neighborhood infrastructure.

Foreclosure assistance includes personal and group counseling, distribution of information, education of foreclosure prevention, assistance for homeowners facing or in the foreclosure process, and energy assistance workshops (LIHEAP/Weatherization).

The MMRP also works on bringing vacant buildings back by creating a database of the vacant buildings in the area, collecting data on the conditions they are in, and creating strategies with the City of Chicago and developers to rehabilitate or build new to put it back on the market. Along with this, the lead nonprofit agency provides pre-purchase counseling for renters in the area and identifies new homeowners for the buildings.

Garfield Park Plan Target area and MMRP boundary

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS HOUSING In order to understand the housing market further, housing value was investigated. The median value of owner-occupied housing in the Kedzie Corridor is approximately $147,000, compared with $174,000 in East Garfield Park, and $221,000 citywide.

FIGURE 30: OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING VALUE (2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

600

567

536 489

500 412 400 300 200 100

170 92 57

189 93

206

234

268 205

187 128

71

73

59

37

96 28

38 9 24

40 7 21

0

Kedzie Corridor

East Garfield Park

035

0 5 10

Greater Garfield Park

While there has been progress in the housing market in the corridor, a housing strategy will need to take into account the various forces at work, including a high vacant unit count and deteriorated conditions of the older housing stock.

The right projects will need to factor in available demand, the modest income levels of residents who are able to afford housing, and the possible financing sources that are available to support new or renovated housing.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS KEDZIE CORRIDOR : RETAIL ANALYSIS Economic development efforts can focus on a number of interrelated goals, from supporting new businesses to attracting new businesses to developing the skills of the local workforce and connecting residents with jobs.

Retail retention and attraction has been an important component of East Garfield Park, as set out in the 2005 Quality of Life Plan, a 2010 MetroEdge retail market analysis that was completed for the neighborhood, and reaffirmed as an important strategy that is a cornerstone of the Building a Better Kedzie Campaign being led by Garfield Park Community Council.

Madison Street was historically one of the most vibrant commercial corridors in Chicago. Kedzie Avenue was historically an important corridor, as well as mixed use industrial and commercial businesses along Lake Street.

Years of declining population and flight of stores to other areas have taken their toll. Much of Madison Street redeveloped as housing and institutional uses in East Garfield Park. Vacant parcels and buildings detract from the commercial environment along Kedzie Avenue and Lake Street.

The 2010 MetroEdge study found a total retail gap for the corridor to be $66 million, meaning more money was leaving the community to search for retail goods, than was provided through local stores.

As discussed in the demographics section of this report, the median household income for the Kedzie Corridor is $18,781, slightly lower than the level in East Garfield Park of $19,989 and the Greater Garfield Park level of $21,739, compared with a median household income of $43,584 citywide. The median income has decreased from 2009 to 2013 in the midst of the economic recession. The total population in each trade area has also seen decline since the year 2000, dropping from 6,375 to 5,972 in the Kedzie Corridor, from 16,752 to 15,094 in East Garfield Park, and from 39,198 to 33,044 in Greater Garfield Park. An economic development strategy needs to not only be cognizant of these challenges, but develop strategies that can restore the population demand as well – either through housing strategies or increased workplaces that can help support stores. The overall challenge is to reverse the economic cycle from population decline to loss of jobs to deteriorated housing stock to one of improved confidence in the area that restores housing investment and brings back people and jobs.

A map of retail establishments in the market area shows clustering along the corridors, particularly Kedzie and Madison, Madison St. in West Garfield Park, and along Chicago Avenue north of the trade area and along Cicero Avenue west of the trade area.

As shown in the Kedzie Corridor Asset Map, the study area provides residents with options to spend, but to a limited scale. Retail options available from Carroll Street to the I-290 on Kedzie Avenue include: fast food and restaurants (Jimmy G’s, Pete’s Place and J&J’s Fish), general retail (Family Dollar and Happy Beauty Supply) and pharmacies (CVS and Kedzie Madison Pharmacy). Along Madison options include: fast food and restaurants (Ruby’s Restaurant and Rothschild Liquors) and personal/professional services (Poly Cleaners and Ricky’s Muffler Shop). Around the corridor there is some scattered general retail, such as ABC Wireless & More, K9 University and City Escape.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS KEDZIE CORRIDOR : RETAIL ANALYSIS The area around Madison Street and Pulaski Road has a cluster of general retail with clothing stores (Rainbow, Tops & Bottoms, City Sports), shoe stores (Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker), restaurants and fast food (Subway, White Castle, Church’s Chicken), grocery stores (Aldi, Farmers Pride Produce and West Side Grocer Store), pharmacies (SNS Pharmacy) and personal/professional services (Star Nails and Madison Discount Muffler).

Between Pulaski Road and Western Avenue on Chicago Avenue, a mix of retail is found. Grocery stores (Chicago Central Park Food Mart, Market Fresh Foods), pharmacies (B&K Drug and Farmacia Centro Medico), general retail (Family Dollar Store, Sparrow Hardware and Deals Beauty Supply), fast food and restaurants (Burger King, Popeyes, See Thru Chinese Kitchen and Star Lounge Coffee Bar) and personal/professional services (Instant Tax Service, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service).

On Cicero Avenue between Chicago Avenue and I-290 there are groceries (Red Apple Food Mart, Prince Food Market and Windy City, Inc.), general retail (Sketchers USA, Elite Auto Body and Sales, Boost Mobile), pharmacies (Lake Pharmacy and WCC Pharmacy), fast food and restaurants (Coleman’s BBQ and Maxine’s Jamaican Cuisine).

Between Chicago Avenue and I-290 on Western, a mix of predominantly fast food and restaurants and services are found. There are grocery stores (Farmer’s Pride Produce, J&C Finer Food, Inc. and West Side Dollar Foods), pharmacies (CVS and Walgreens), general retail (Chicago Partners and Jewelers), fast food and restaurants (McDonald’s, Bacci Pizzeria and Dunkin’ Donuts) and personal/professional services (Sam’s Automart, Rhodes Fusion Fitness and Boys II Men Barbershop).

FIGURE 31: RETAIL AREA MAP

DATA SOURCE: STAMEN MAPS (2013) | PREPARED BY TESKA

LEGEND Fast Food and Restaurant Grocery Store General Retail Pharmacy & Drug Store Personal/Professional Services

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS KEDZIE CORRIDOR : RETAIL ANALYSIS RETAIL DEMAND, SUPPLY AND SQUARE FOOTAGE POTENTIAL Total annual retail spending by residents of the Kedzie Corridor trade area equals $32.8 million, including gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers. Of this amount, 57% or $18.6 million is spent outside the trade area. Excluding gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers, this “leakage” or “retail gap” is highest in the categories of General Merchandise and Clothing and Clothing Accessories.

Using industry standards for sales volume per square foot of retail space across for each retail category, the potential for new retail space in the trade area reasonably falls between 13,000 square feet and 18,000 square feet of new retail.

This suggests that the right project at the right location may be commercially viable if a number of factors are considred including traffic volume, visibility, perception of public safety and the ability to attract resources to finance the project.

To name the project successfully it will likely need to reach a larger market area, such as all of east Garfield Park and/or the Garfield Park Trade Area described in the next two sections.

FIGURE 32: RETAIL DEMAND AND SUPPLY - KEDZIE CORRIDOR (2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Estimated Square Footage Potential Demand

Supply

Retail Gap

Gap as a % of Demand

35% Capture*

50% Capture*

General Merchandise Stores

5,517,946

-

5,517,946

100%

5,664

8,091

Gasoline Stations

3,180,793

1,269,077

1,911,716

60%

n/a

n/a

Food & Beverage Stores

5,125,867

4,104,226

1,021,641

20%

1,459

2,085

Clothing & Accessories Stores

1,959,281

411,257

1,548,024

79%

1,737

2,481

Health & Personal Care Stores

2,455,477

5,463,682

(3,008,205)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Building Material, Garden Equipment & Supply

724,426

27,512

696,914

96%

1,114

1,591

Electronics & Appliance Stores

757,278

-

757,278

100%

586

838

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

622,493

187,127

435,366

70%

657

938

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

763,731

-

763,731

100%

722

1,032

Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores

610,034

-

610,034

100%

607

867

Food Service & Drinking Places

3,306,270

2,650,588

655,682

20%

497

710

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer

5,223,796

80,119

5,143,677

98%

n/a

n/a

Nonstore Retailers

2,566,433

-

2,566,433

100%

n/a

n/a

Total

32,813,825

14,193,588

18,620,237

57%

13,042

18,632

Category

*Capture rates are based on a conservative estimate of the percentage of sales that can be assumed from the trade areas. A range of 35% to 50% was used to estimate a realistic level of sales that can be supported based on total retail gap of each trade area.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS EAST GARFIELD PARK : RETAIL ANALYSIS RETAIL DEMAND, SUPPLY AND SQUARE FOOTAGE POTENTIAL Total annual retail spending by residents in the East Garfield Park trade area equals $78 million, including gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers. Of this amount, 39% or $30.1 million is spent outside the trade area. Excluding gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers, this “leakage” or “retail gap” is highest in the categories of General Merchandise, Food and Beverage, and Clothing and Clothing Accessories.

Significant surpluses (more total sales than the residents of the trade area could sustain on their own) exist in the categories of Health and Personal Care and Food Service and Drinking Places, perhaps reflecting the attractiveness of the new CVS store and of Inspiration Kitchens to a broader geographic market.

Using industry standards for sales volume per square foot of retail space across for each retail category, the potential for new retail space in the trade area reasonably falls between 20,000 square feet and 40,000 square feet of new retail, with the bulk of that potential falling in the General Merchandise category. Within the upper reaches of that range and depending on locational factors (drive time, walk time, traffic volume, visibility and access), neighboring retail competitors, and land availability and cost, a stand-alone general merchandise store leased to a credit tenant becomes potentially economically feasible.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS EAST GARFIELD PARK : RETAIL ANALYSIS FIGURE 33: RETAIL DEMAND AND SUPPLY - EAST GARFIELD PARK (2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Estimated Square Footage Potential Demand

Supply

Retail Gap

Gap as a % of Demand

General Merchandise Stores

13,084,823

144,236

12,940,587

99%

13,282

18,974

Gasoline Stations

7,321,757

1,894,510

5,427,247

74%

n/a

n/a

Food & Beverage Stores

12,208,733

8,643,448

3,565,285

29%

5,093

7,276

Clothing & Accessories Stores

4,733,164

1,670,336

3,062,828

65%

3,436

4,908

Health & Personal Care Stores

5,812,015

18,569,413

(12,757,398)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Building Material, Garden Equipment & Supply

1,805,137

521,660

1,283,477

71%

2,051

2,930

Electronics & Appliance Stores

1,790,983

496,162

1,294,821

72%

1,003

1,432

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

1,461,873

368,400

1,093,473

75%

1,650

2,357

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

1,803,890

113,088

1,690,802

94%

1,599

2,285

Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores

1,473,998

1,213,165

260,833

18%

259

371

Food Service & Drinking Places

8,003,837

12,773,167

(4,769,330)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer

12,263,533

390,970

11,872,563

97%

n/a

n/a

Nonstore Retailers

6,250,808

1,106,353

5,144,456

82%

n/a

n/a

Total

78,014,551

47,904,908

30,109,643

39%

28,373

40,534

Category

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS GREATER GARFIELD PARK : RETAIL ANALYSIS RETAIL DEMAND, SUPPLY AND SQUARE FOOTAGE POTENTIAL Total annual retail spending by residents in the Greater Garfield Park trade area equals $165 million, including gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers. Of this amount, 45% or $74 million is spent outside the trade area. Excluding gasoline stations, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and non-store retailers, this “leakage” or “retail gap” is highest in the categories of General Merchandise, Food and Beverage, Building Material/Garden Equipment & Supply, and Sporting Goods/Hobby/Book & Music stores.

Significant surpluses (more total sales than just the residents of the trade area could sustain on their own) exist in the categories of Clothing and Clothing Accessories, Health and Personal Care and Food Service and Drinking Places. At this larger geography, Clothing and Clothing Accessory stores are also attracting customers from outside the trade area, joining the likes of the new CVS store (Health and Personal Care) and Inspiration Kitchens (Food Service and Drinking Places) in their appeal to a broader geographic market.

Using industry standards for sales volume per square foot of retail space across for each retail category, the potential for new retail space in the trade area reasonably falls between 53,000 square feet and 75,000 square feet of new retail, with the bulk of that potential falling in the General Merchandise and Food and Beverage store categories. Within the upper reaches of that range and depending on locational factors (drive time, walk time, traffic volume, visibility and access), neighboring retail competitors, and land availability and cost, stand-alone general merchandise and grocery stores leased to credit tenants become potentially economically feasible.

Co-location, otherwise known as “tenant mix” is an important factor for retailers, who typically want locations that benefit from customers arriving at neighboring (co-located) stores and shy away from locations that have competing stores in the tenant mix. At this scale of development, it is conceivable that a credit tenant representing only one or the other category – General Merchandise or Food and Beverage – could be incented to sign a lease.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS GREATER GARFIELD PARK : RETAIL ANALYSIS FIGURE 34: RETAIL DEMAND AND SUPPLY - GREATER GARFIELD PARK (2013) DATA SOURCE: ESRI REPORTS (2013)

Estimated Square Footage Potential Demand

Supply

Retail Gap

Gap as a % of Demand

General Merchandise Stores

27,600,925

3,093,540

24,507,385

89%

25,154

35,935

Gasoline Stations

15,361,421

3,936,247

11,425,174

74%

n/a

n/a

Food & Beverage Stores

25,782,903

16,445,939

9,336,964

36%

13,339

19,055

Clothing & Accessories Stores

9,981,846

19,367,720

(9,385,874)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Health & Personal Care Stores

12,361,416

20,012,994

(7,651,578)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Building Material, Garden Equipment & Supply

3,910,308

898,497

3,011,811

77%

4,813

6,876

Electronics & Appliance Stores

3,787,170

1,079,578

2,707,592

71%

2,097

2,995

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

3,095,697

901,716

2,193,981

71%

3,310

4,728

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

3,793,678

749,937

3,043,741

80%

2,879

4,113

Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores

3,121,548

1,981,531

1,140,017

37%

1,134

1,619

Food Service & Drinking Places

16,942,472

19,545,337

(2,602,865)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer

25,896,180

1,646,015

24,250,165

94%

n/a

n/a

Nonstore Retailers

13,319,630

1,330,142

11,989,488

90%

n/a

n/a

Total

164,955,194

90,989,193

73,966,001

45%

52,725

75,322

Category

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS RETAIL DEMAND AND SUPPLY CHANGE: 2010-2013 A comparison of the above results for the East Garfield Park and Greater Garfield Park trade areas to the observations made for the same trade areas in the March 2010 MetroEdge report shows general improvement (less “leakage”) in a number of retail categories. Between 2010 and 2013, there has been a decrease in retail gap from $66 million to $25 million due to a number of factors, including decreased demand overall, increased supply in select categories, and narrowing of gap in other categories.

The MetroEdge report specifically identified three major opportunities: general merchandise, food and beverage, and health and personal care.

General Merchandise Food and Beverage Health and Personal Care

Demand 21,000,000

2010 Supply 684,000

Demand 13,084,823

2013 Supply 144,236

Gap 20,316,000

Gap 12,940,587

23,600,000

12,500,000

11,100,000

12,208,733

8,643,448

3,565,285

9,880,000

2,060,000

7,820,000

5,812,015

18,569,413

(12,757,398)

Of interest is the health and personal care category. The MetroEdge report showed only $2 million in supply and a $7.8 million retail gap. Yet, by 2013, the data shows over $18 million in supply and a $12.7 million retail surplus. The sales volume is now in excess of the demand generated by East Garfield Park on its own. This change over a short period of time coincides with the recent opening of the new CVS store at Kedzie Avenue and Madison Street, indicating that targeted retail development can be successful it is sized and located strategically.

In general, the “good news” of reduced leakage is tempered by the fact that new retail development potential (square footage by category) has diminished. Decisions involving the type of retailer, distance to target market (drive time, walk time), adjacency to traffic volume, locational visibility, and land/building availability and cost will drive the success or failure of future retail development in the three trade areas.

Data Note: Supply (retail sales) estimates sales to consumers by establishments. Sales to businesses are excluded. Demand (retail potential) estimates the expected amount spent by consumers at retail establishments. Supply and demand estimates are in current dollars. The Retail Gap presents a snapshot of retail opportunity. This is a measure of the relationship between supply and demand.

A positive value represents ‘leakage’ of retail opportunity outside the trade area. A negative value represents a surplus of retail sales, a market where customers are drawn in from outside the trade area.

ESRI uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to classify businesses by their primary type of economic activity. Retail establishments are classified into 27 industry groups in the Retail Trade sector, as well as four industry groups within the Food Services & Drinking Establishments sub sector.

The data shows a relative decrease in demand for all three categories between 2010 and 2013. This could have been due in part to the effects of the recession, reduction in population and therefore buying power, or differences in data collection between the different sources of data.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS RETAIL CONDITIONS Through interviews conducted with local retailers and listings of retail properties, the conditions facing local retailers were examined. Key issues identified through interviews include: »» Good cooperation with police and an impression that public safety has improved, yet a concern over continued loitering. »» Support for efforts to organize businesses that has taken place over the past year through »» Good cooperation with the City of Chicago and the ability to obtain support for projects »» A need for more housing and people to support local stores. Businesses would like to see vacant lots come back to life and occupied with new uses, whether they are housing, businesses, or other uses. »» Strong support for neighborhood non-profit organizations and their efforts to bring programming and positive activities to the corridor.

The major obstacle to businesses was a continued perception of crime and the loitering that takes place at key nodes such as Lake and Kedzie.

Based on a review of retail rents, there is a wide variation based on the location of retail and the quality of space.

Community center shopping centers, such as at Kedzie and Chicago command high rents that are often unaffordable to local businesses. Local storefronts are typically not listed in major listing services and are reported at the lower end of the range, often below the level that would be needed to support new retail spaces or gut renovation of existing spaces.

RETAIL Address 758 S. Kedzie 312 N. Pulaski 2500 W. Chicago 2717 W. Madison 3250 W. Roosevelt 800 N. Kedzie Median

Square Footage 10,351 1,180 9,000 3,250 2,500 7,000 5,125

Price per Sq. Ft. 16.00 15.25 8.00 9.23 23.00 27.50 15.63

Source: LoopNet, 2013

Ruby’s Restaurant & Catering Services is a local success story, transitioning from long-term ownership to a new owner that was familiar with the business by being a long-time supplier. The restaurant has recently gone through a gut renovation supported in part with SBIF funds. The model proved successful to date, but does require the owner or tenant to front-fund the renovation and be reimbursed through the SBIF which can be a hardship for many local businesses.

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS 10/9/2013 Properties for Lease

FIGURE 35: RETAIL PROPERTIES FOR LEASE DATA SOURCE: LOOPNET (2013)

No Photo Provided

Address

758 S. Kedzie Ave. Chicago,IL60612

312 North Pulaski Chicago,IL60624

2500 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago,IL60622

2717 W. Madison Chicago,IL60612

3250 W. Roosevelt Ave Chicago,IL60624

800 N Kedzie Ave Chicago,IL60651

Property Type

Retail

Retail

Special Purpose

Retail

Retail

Retail

Community Center

Special Purpose (Other)

Free Standing Bldg

Community Center

Community Center

PD177

POS1

104,240 SF GLA

80,000 SF GLA

1985

1975

Property Subtype Street Retail

Zoning

B3-2

Building Size

10,351 SF Bldg

1,180 SF GLA

Year Built

17,000 SF Bldg

3,250 SF Bldg

1929

No. Stories Lot Size

0.21 AC

120,000 SF

APN / Parcel ID

Space Available

10,351 SF

1,180 SF

4,000 - 9,000 SF

3,250 SF

2,500 SF

1,360 - 7,000 SF

Asking Rent

$16 /SF/Yr

$15.25 /SF/Yr

$8 /SF/Yr

$9.23 /SF/Yr

$23 /SF/Yr

$26 - 29 /SF/Yr

Spaces

1 Space

1 Space

2 Spaces

1 Space

1 Space

2 Spaces

Property Description

Great opportunity to buy or lease existing building.

Conveniently located between Roosevelt on the south and I-90 to the north.

Neighborhood needin...

Your new or existing business at Bethel New Life Community Center near Subway, Mary Crane Day Care, Lake and Pulaski Train Stop and powerful area r...

For SALE ($1,299,000) or LEASE ($8.00 PSF NNN): The subject property consists of a two story building, with a finished basement containing a leas...

Building recently has had new roof and front installed.

Suitable for many different uses.

Long term lease available

Grocery anchored community center located within the historic North Lawndale district of Chicago. The center is anchored

by Leamington Foods and 10...

Community Shopping Center in Humboldt Park at major Chicago intersection with 30,000 vehicles per day. The neighborhood's only fashion/apparel, dou...

Location Description

Conveniently located between Roosevelt Ave on the south and I-90 to the north.

Great demographics with high Rail Traffic and vehicle traffic on Lake Street and Pulaski. HIgh population on Chicago's West Side and high interest in quality tenants.

Ukrainian Village is Situated in area a Chicago with a lot of new neighborhood development located in the community area of West Town. The community is comprised of a lovely blend of treelined streets, apartments, rejuvenated houses and flats....

I-290 West to Kedzie, South to Roosevelt Rd, Northwest corner of intersection

intersection of Chicago Ave and Kedzie Ave

Notes

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SECTION 3: MARKET ANALYSIS FIGURE 36: EMPLOYERS INCLUDE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) CITY ESCAPES, RUBY’S RESTAURANT, MARTINEZ PRODUCE AND JIMMY G’S BBQ

INDUSTRIAL There are clusters of industrial buildings in the Kedzie Corridor, particularly along Carroll Street in the northern portion of the corridor and along Lake Street. Many of the buildings have been repurposed for other uses, particularly arts and music related uses in the Carroll Street area. Yet there are still employers in the area.

A review of listings of industrial properties in the marketplace proximate to the corridor demonstrates an older industrial building stock, but with fairly large square footage available at reasonable costs. The challenges of using these spaces for employment relate to the accessibility to the sites, and the multi-story configuration that only works for some users.

Address 3333 W. Harrison 3212 W. Lake 2500 W. Chicago 2714 W. Harrison 255 N. California 2825 W. 5th Avenue Median

Square Footage 52,750 52,000 17,000 14,710 43,100 10,000 30,050

Price per Sq. Ft. 4.50 3.75 8.00 6.50 6.75 6.00 5.92

Source: LoopNet, 2013

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SECTION 4: LAND USE AND ZONING SUMMARY

LAND USE AND ZONING The Kedzie Corridor is comprised primarily of residential and institutional land uses. Vacant parcels and buildings are scattered throughout the corridor with concentrations lying near commercial spaces, schools and manufacturing plants (Figure 31). Although the amount of vacancy is a difficult challenge, it presents an opportunity for transformation.

Land use strategies in the East Garfield Park Quality-Of-Life Plan show a campus park for Marshall High School, transitoriented mixed-uses near “El� stations, and mixed uses with emphasis on commercial at the intersection of Madison and Kedzie. The challenge is an opportunity to convert the corridor into a green and sustainable network that promotes community health and creates quality jobs for residents.

The zoning map shows that the southern half of the Kedzie Corridor is a mix of parcels zoned for multiple uses, including large areas occupied by schools and the CTA Barn. The northern half is primarily zoned for commercial uses. Fifth Street is largely commercial and vacant east of Kedzie. Madison is primarily business and planned developments of multi-family residences, and along Lake and Caroll are concentrations of manufacturing uses. Generally, existing uses are consistent with underlying zoning in the area with the exception of the vacant areas (Figure 32).

FIGURE 37: THE CHALLENGE OF VACANT BUILDINGS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BACK BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TO RESTORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD

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LAND USE MAP FIGURE 38: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR LAND USES

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012) | PREPARED BY TESKA N

LEGEND Residential (RT-4) Residential (RM-5) Commercial Institutional Parks and Open Space Manufacturing Vacant Buildings

CARROLL

FULTON

WALNUT

ALBANY

LAKE

MAYPOLE

WASHINGTON

WARREN

MONROE

ADAMS

SACRAMENTO

KEDZIE

WHIPPLE

HOMAN

MADISON

FIFTH

SPAULDING

JACKSON

VAN BUREN

CONGRESS

LAND USE MAP KEDZIE AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN | GARFIELD PARK, CHICAGO

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ZONING MAP FIGURE 39: MAP OF ZONING IN KEDZIE CORRIDOR DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012)

CARROLL

FULTON

WALNUT

MAYPOLE

SACRAMENTO

ALBANY

LAKE

HOMAN

RANDOLPH WASHINGTON

KEDZIE

WARREN

WHIPPLE

MADISON

MONROE

ADAMS

FIFTH

GLADYS

SPAULDING

JACKSON

VAN BUREN

CONGRESS

ZONING MAP575 287.5

0

1,150 Feet

LEGEND Planned Development Commercial Business Residential (RT-4, RM-5, RM-6.5) Parks and Open Space Manufacturing Existing Buildings Plan Area Boundary

1,150 ft

N

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VACANCY MAP FIGURE 40: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR VACANT PARCELS

DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012) | PREPARED BY TESKA

CARROLL

FULTON

WALNUT

MAYPOLE

SACRAMENTO

ALBANY

LAKE

RANDOLPH HOMAN

WASHINGTON

WHIPPLE

MADISON

KEDZIE

WARREN

MONROE

ADAMS

FIFTH

SPAULDING

GLADYS

JACKSON

CONGRESS

VAN BUREN

LEGEND Existing Buildings Vacant Buildings Vacant Parcels Micro Market Recovery Program Area Plan Area Boundary 1,240 ft

VACANT PARCELS AND BUILDINGS MAP 310 620 1,240 Feet

00

310

620

N

DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

1,240 Feet

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DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012) | PREPARED BY TESKA N

LEGEND Occupied Vacant Plan Area Boundary Buildings

CARROLL

FULTON

WALNUT

ALBANY

LAKE

MAYPOLE

WASHINGTON

WARREN

MONROE

ADAMS

SACRAMENTO

KEDZIE

WHIPPLE

HOMAN

MADISON

FIFTH

SPAULDING

JACKSON

VAN BUREN

CONGRESS

VACANCY MAP

DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2013

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KEDZIE CORRIDOR OPPORTUNITY SITES MAP FIGURE 42: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR OPPORTUNITY SITES

KEDZIE

CARROLL

1

Enhance Arts, Culture and Employment

FULTON

SACRAMENTO

C1-3

ALBANY

HOMAN

WALNUT

C1-3 LAKE

B3-3

C1-3

M1-3

MAYPOLE

RM-5 WASHINGTON

2

M1-2

PD 25 B3-1

RM-5 PD 25

Lake and Kedzie Opportunity Area

WARREN

MADISON

MONROE

3

RM-5 C1-3

MMRP Housing Investment Strategies FIFTH

C1-2 C1-3

C1-3

4 JACKSON

Fifth and Kedzie Opportunity Area

VAN BUREN

LEGEND Key Corridor

I 290

OPPORTUNITY SITES MAP

DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2013

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SECTION 5: TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY

TRANSIT With six bus routes, two rapid transit lines, and Metra commuter rail service, the Kedzie corridor is a very transit-rich area. Nearly 6,000 daily boardings occur along Kedzie (October 2012). CTA bus service traveling in the Kedzie study corridor includes: »» »» »» »» »» »»

Route 52 – Kedzie Route 82 – Kimball/Homan Route 94 – Sacramento Route 20 – Madison Route 7 – Harrison Route 126 – Jackson

Rapid transit service on the CTA’s Blue and Green Line have stations at Kedzie. Metra Commuter Rail service is provided on the UP-West Line with a station at Kedzie. Ridership data for transit services in the corridor are presented in the tables below.

FIGURE 43: CTA BUS RIDERSHIP

DATA SOURCE: CTA AVERAGE WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP (2012)

ROUTE 52 52

Kedzie Intersection Fulton Lake/Green Line Washington Madison Monroe Jackson Van Buren Harrison/ Blue Line Blue Line Total NorthSouth

52 52 52 52 52 52 52

ROUTE 7 7 20 126

Kedzie Intersection Congress Harrison Madison Jackson Total EastWest

SOUTHBOUND Ons Offs 361 339 28 23

NORTHBOUND Ons Offs 55 138 68 64

299 39 19 10 161 40

211 39 25 60 80 48

257 223

283 318

122 84 158

131 1,088

78 903

WESTBOUND Ons Offs 49 33 50 89 487 258 190 130 775 510

967

Ons 416 96

Offs 477 87

116 149 277

556 262 19 132 245 198

494 357 25 176 229 325

1,345

131 2,055

78 2,248

EASTBOUND Ons Offs 107 304 162 573

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74 506 149 729

TOTAL Ons 49 157 791 352 1,349

Offs 33 163 764 279 1,239

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SECTION 5: TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY TRANSIT FIGURE 44: TOTAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP

DATA SOURCE: CTA OPEN DATA, OCTOBER 2012 (TYPICAL WEEKDAY SELECTED) AND METRA DAILY BOARDINGS & ALIGHTINGS, 2006

MODE CTA North - South Route 52 CTA East - West Routes CTA Blue Line Kedzie Station CTA Green Line Kedzie Station Metra UP-W Kedzie Station TOTAL BOARDINGS

AVG DAILY BOARDINGS 2,055 1,349 1,101 1,467 22 5,994

Metra service is provided on the UP-West Line Kedzie station. While the boardings at this station have historically been very low, this station appears to attract reverse commuters. The UP-W Line does have good reverse commute service, and it may increase with the proposed UP-W upgrade project. Mode of access to the Metra station is composed of 16% walk/bike, 17% drive alone, 25% carpool driver or passenger, 33% dropped off, and 8% rapid transit.

FIGURE 45: METRA RIDERSHIP

DATA SOURCE: METRA WEEKDAY BOARDINGS & ALIGHTINGS, FALL 2006

TIME OF DAY INBOUND TRAINS Ons Offs AM PEAK 1 2 MIDDAY 0 19 PM PEAK 0 7 EVENING 0 2 TOTAL 1 30

OUTBOUND TRAINS Ons Offs 10 5 2 0 9 7 0 0 21 12

TOTAL ALL TRAINS Ons Offs 11 7 2 19 9 14 0 2 22 42

With the availability of many transit services, pedestrian access is a critical element. Streetscape improvements to the pedestrian realm along the roadway, intersection design elements, and safety features could all have a positive impact on transit ridership.

FIGURE 44: CTA BUS ROUTE 94 - CALIFORNIA

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SECTION 5: TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY

BICYCLE FACILITIES Dedicated facilities for bicycles are provided along two east-west routes traveling through the corridor. A protected bike lane was recently installed along Lake Street from Central Park to Damen. Striped bike lanes exist along the one-way pair roadways of Washington and Warren.

Kedzie has been designated as a Crosstown Bike Route in the City of Chicago’s “2020 Streets for Cycling Plan”.

According to the Streets for Cycling Plan, Crosstown Bike Routes are long, continuous routes located on collector and arterial streets. These routes connect neighborhoods, major destinations, bus routes, and Neighborhood Bike Routes.

No specific improvement has yet been determined for Kedzie, although Crosstown Bike Routes can take the form of barrier protected bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, bike lanes, marked shared lanes, or a combination of these. The highest bicycle accommodation possible will be built depending on existing motor vehicle traffic, parking situations, and adjacent land uses.

FIGURE 46: BIKE LANE ALONG KEDZIE MEETS THE BLOOMINGDALE AREA THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (LOOKING SOUTH)

FIGURE 48: MAP OF CHICAGO STREETS FOR CYCLING (2020) DATA SOURCE: CHICAGO STREETS FOR CYCLING

FIGURE 47: BIKE LANE ALONG KEDZIE MEETS THE BLOOMINGDALE AREA THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (LOOKING NORTH)

Denotes Crosstown Bike Routes

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ROADWAYS CDOT recently issued “Complete Streets Chicago: Design Guidelines” to implement the City of Chicago’s Complete Streets policy. To create complete streets, CDOT has adopted a pedestrian-first modal hierarchy, where all transportation projects and programs, from scoping to maintenance, will favor pedestrians first, then transit riders, cyclists, and automobiles. The Complete Streets Typology classifies streets by roadway function and surrounding context, including right-of-way width, building type, and land use and serves as a methodology to ensure that the design and use of a street will complement the surrounding area, and vice versa. Under the Complete Streets Typology, Kedzie Avenue is classified as a MS – Main Street. Surrounding building form is typically Mixed Use. Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volumes along Kedzie range from 13,700 on the south to 14,500 on the north. Major eastwest cross streets include Lake Street (14,500 ADT), Madison (9,600 ADT), Jackson, Washington (4,600 – 8,200 ADT), Congress (7,000 ADT), and Warren (5,900 – 5,100 ADT). Roadway width varies along Kedzie, ranging from 42ft on the north end, widening to 48ft between Washington and Madison, and back to 42ft between Madison and Jackson.

Right-of-way (ROW) varies as well, from 66ft to about 74ft. One travel lane is provided in each direction with on-street parallel parking and turn lanes at intersections.

Vehicular access and circulation in the corridor is generally based on a grid system, although there are a number of one-way streets to reduce neighborhood cut-through traffic. North of Madison, the east-west streets are typically one-way except for Lake Street. South of Madison, the east-west streets are typically two-way, while the northsouth neighborhood streets are one-way. This results in motorists circulating through the area should they pass their destination or be in search of parking. While this may not be a pressing issue at this time, as redevelopment occurs or occupancies increase, vehicular circulation may need to be addressed.

FIGURE 49: CDOT’S COMPLETE STREET GUIDELINES DATA SOURCE: CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Typology Code Typology Name Definition

Characteristics

Examples

MS Main Street »» Serves mostly local traffic »» Connects neighborhoods and commercial areas »» May be commercial Lanes | 1 to 3 Speed | 15-20 mph Blocks | 150-300 ft ADT | 3-15k Flow | 1 or 2 way »» Grace Street »» 35th Street »» South Hyde Park Boulevard

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TRANSPORTATION MAP FIGURE 50: MAP OF KEDZIE CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DATA SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO DATA PORTAL GIS (2012) UP-W Station !

P 22 Metra Daily Boardings (2016)

Y X 14,500

8,800

CARROLL

19,100

XX Y Y

416 (477)

UP-W Metra Line

Y X X Y

Y XX Y

Y X X Y

FULTON

96 (8)

XX Y Y #82 Kimball

WALNUT

#52 Kedzie

14,500

LAKE

CTA Green Line Station 1,467 Boardings (2012)

ALBANY

CTA Green Line

556 (494)

8,900

XX Y Y MAYPOLE

13,000

9,600

9,600

791 (764)

Y X 12,700

X MONROE YY X

Y X X Y

XX Y Y

XX Y Y

MADISON

WHIPPLE

X Y Y X YX X Y

Y XX Y

9,600

KEDZIE

WARREN

262 (357)

X YY X #20 Madison Y YX X

4,600

Y XX Y

WASHINGTON

12,100

XX Y Y

RANDOLPH

SACRAMENTO

8,200

HOMAN

14,500

P Y X Y! X

19 (25)

XX Y Y

Y X X Y

ADAMS

15,500

245 (229)

SPAULDING

XX Y Y

Y X 15,000

YX X Y

JACKSON

X Y Y CTA Blue Line Station !

X 1,110 Boardings (2012) P Y X 206 (196)

VAN BUREN

ine

eL CTA Blu XX Y Y Y X Y X TRANSPORTATION MAP Y X Y X Y X Y X City of0Chicago | Chicago Agency for PlanningX Y X Y 285 570 Metropolitan1,140 Feet KEDZIE AVENUE CORRIDOR PLAN | GARFIELD PARK, CHICAGO 310 620 1,240 Feet #7 Harrison

CONGRESS

Y XX Y

13,000

XX Y Y YX YX

XX Y Y

GLADYS

132 (176)

352 (279)

329 (403)

X YY #126 JacksonX Y YX X

13,700

8,800

FIFTH

YX X Y

Y X

LEGEND xxx CTA Blue Line (xx) CTA CTA Green Line x,xxx Average Daily UP-W Metra Line CTA Bus Line Bus Stop Location Train Station Bike Lane Proposed Bike Route Protected Bike Route Plan Area Boundary N 1,150 ft

Y XX Y

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Humboldt Park N

LEGEND CTA Bus Lines Bike Routes UP-W Metra Line MilW-N, MilW-W, NCS Metra Line CTA Green Line CTA Blue Line Plan Area Boundary

AUGUSTA

MIL W-N ,

MIL W-W , NC

#66 Chicago

UP-W Metra Line

etra

Line

s

#94 South California

#52 Kedzie

FRANKLIN

#82 Kimball

SM

CHICAGO

CARROLL

CTA Green Line

LAKE WASHINGTON

Garfield Park

WARREN

CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO

KEDZIE

HOMAN

CENTRAL PARK

HAMLIN

PULASKI

WESTERN

MADISON

#20 Madison

JACKSON

#126 Jackson I-290

e CTA Blue Lin

CONGRESS

#53 Pulaski

#49 Western

#7 Harrison

#12 Roosevelt

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SECTION 6: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SOCIAL MEDIA The Kedzie Corridor Plan incorporates a planning process that extends participation to all residents, employees, and organizers of the study area. Through a variety of methods, the plan sets out to receive the most feedback possible and to recommend strategies that are in consensus with the community’s needs and aspirations.

FIGURE 52: THE KEDZIE CORRIDOR PLAN CREATED A WEBSITE AND FREE PHONE APP WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN SHARE IDEAS AND ASK QUESTIONS

The planning process began in September 2013 with a Steering Committee meeting, site visits, and research on the study area. As the plan’s time line progresses, the following outlines various ways which will be used to collect community input, recommendations, and consensus. »» Four Steering Committee Meetings to gather input, develop a vision, shape recommendations, and review input from the larger community. »» A walking tour to collect observations of the area and note assets and issues that will be addressed in the project. »» Interviews and focus groups »» Public meetings to provide listening sessions, review data, and present the project to the community »» Public Visioning Workshop to work with the community on thinking through its assets and how to work improve the corridor »» Public Open House to review and comment on plan recommendations Social media tools are also being used for residents and community organizers to share their ideas and become involved with the plan. A website (http://kedziecorridor. wordpress.com/) is being developed where visitors will be allowed to use a “Comment Map” and leave notes on an aerial of the study area. A free phone application (search “Kedzie Corridor“ on iTunes or Google Play) can be downloaded onto phones with iTunes or Google Play to share comments, ask questions, upload pictures, and learn about upcoming events.

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